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Just a refresher after having the iPad for 9 months, and reading some 30 or so books on it.
I can read for hours and hours with no eye strain above what reading a book for hours and hours gives me.
There are now lots of book apps, including Stanza. I prefer the iBook app most for reading. That little extra "looks like a book" just does something in my brain to make it nicer. Totally subjective.
The iPad case really helped with the iPad being heavy. I don't actually hold the ipad in my hand, I rest it in my lap or on my belly and hold it up with a finger.
Love GoodReader for reading pdf's. The iPad was terrific for a 7 week set of classes I went through this year -- the books being in pdf form. I had the manuals, but far preferred following along with the iPad, and highlighting/annotating with Goodreader.
Comics are amazing -- but I'm just not a comic reader.
Flipboard is a fantastic RSS reader -- and has lots of it's own sourcing for content as well. I have my morning "flipboard session" rather than my morning paper.
For novels, I'm just as happy to read on my iPhone as my iPad -- EXCEPT -- that with my iPad enjoy flipping over to the internet, webmail, instant messaging, twitter while I'm reading (cuz I can read for hours, and enjoy the occassional mental breaks). I like that with iBooks or Kindle I can switch off between the iPad and iPhone and be at the same place in the book.
I use Calibre web server and Apple's safari browser to move my epubs into iBooks - very convenient.
The iPad is a hit for me for so many other reasons. I didn't buy it primarily as an eReader. However, it is my main eReader, I read lots of books (not compared to some of you insanse readers on the board), I read for hours at a time -- and find the iPad to be a genuine joy.
The batter lasts "all day". I never worry about battery life. I have no problem plugging my phone and my iPad in at night as part of my daily routine.
Lee
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